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    Royal Navy veteran recalls being thrown from ship by explosion weeks after D-Day

    by Jordan Reynolds Jun 02, 2024 2 minutes
    Source: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

    A Royal Navy veteran has recalled being thrown from his ship after an explosion that killed 31 people just weeks after D-Day.

    Stan Ford, who turned 99 on 7 May, served on HMS , which escorted ships taking people back to the UK and was stationed off Selsey Bill on the south coast on D-Day.

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